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Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From a Vulgar Latin *glirionem, from Latin glīs, glīris. Compare Spanish lirón, French liron.
Noun
leirão m (plural leirões)
- dormouse
- Synonym: arganaz
- (Portugal, regional) a big mouse or rat
Etymology 2
From leira + -ão.
Noun
leirão m (plural leirões)
- Augmentative of leira; a big furrow
- a strip of cultivated land
References
- “leirão”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
- “leirão”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “leirão”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “leirão”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025